Experimental investigation and thermodynamic calculation of the Al–Si–Ti system in Al-rich corner

•The phase diagram of Al–Si–Ti system were determined experimentally at 450–700 °C.•Only one ternary phase τ2 existed stably at the Al-rich corner.•A set of thermodynamic description of the Al–Si–Ti system was provided.

The phase equilibria in Al-rich corner of the ternary Al–Si–Ti system were investigated using X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The ternary phase τ2 (Ti33Al15Si52, ZrSi2-type) existed stably and equilibrated with TiAl3, fcc(Al) and Si. The DSC results from room temperature to 1000 °C indicated that the endothermic peaks corresponded to the quasi-peritectic reaction, liquid + TiAl3 → τ2 + fcc(Al), at 595 °C and the eutectic reaction, liquid → τ2 + fcc(Al) + Si, at 575 °C. Based on the experimental results, a set of self-consistent thermodynamic description of the Al–Si–Ti system was obtained. The calculated isothermal section at 450, 500, 550 and 700 °C and the invariant reactions agreed well with the experimental data.